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- M. A. SKALL. nounswu LANTERN;

APPLICATION FILVEYD SEPT- 10. [M8,

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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M INVENTOR Fiyl v BY M. A. SKALL.

COLLAPSIBLE LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10. I918. v 1,318,614. Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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COLLAPSIBLE To all whom it may concem: V

Be. it known that I, MAX A. SKALL, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New" York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Collapsible La nterns,.of Which the following is a. specifi attion. p p i This invention ie'lates tocollapsible Ianterns and more particularly to that class of r such lanterns 'Which 1m. intended for the use in the field and in camps. It theiobr j eet of .thisinvention to prov de an im roves device of this charactercompi is ng it min innni of parts; secured together-to reve t their'loss and to be conveniently and simply affanged' tobe instantly collapsed orextend e'clfa'nd adapted for use in standingoi' "sus pended position. Another importantfeatuie of this collapsible lantern is its adap'-' tion for use as aflheater for small quanti tiesof Water, food, etc.

With these anclsifnilar objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and shown and illustrated in'the accompanying'drawings, made 7 partofthe specification in whichzl Figu're I 'is a "front elevatlon of thie tern" 1n expanded. position. f

"Fig. His 2 side elevat n ofjth e Fig; III 1st: planjview of vFi II." '1

Fig. IV is zt'plan of the lantern in collapsed condition. I f Fig. V is'a part of flaisectionalside elevation on the. line of VI. Fig. V1 is a. sectional side elevation on the liile B''B of 'Figxv, I p

Fig. VII is a planjnpai-tlylin section-(on the line ofjFigJI; .The'halndle and hood are turned 7 'sideWise in thisl figui ej to illnstfate their 7 position fQI" cooking pnn- Eigi VIII 1s a front elevation of the la p in collapsed condition, some parts gi e loroken away to more clearly sho'vvlthe IIIDGI'IOITIQI".

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Similar characters" of freference' indicate "which; are hinged together chorizonta-llvby .eeeese hie e JWh h "Eire, prieeb i iyr upwa d an 1 PP 1 me l quane'bp diagonal slo't'si nd" that findin tedlto' channel i i oirning the I Patented o t.- 14,1919. Ap iic t bnmed Septeniber 1o,- 11'8. Se rie1 ii'o. {55,375, t

t jd Edges of bottom; plate lliby "means ofhingesHK" A: preferable n'i'ethodojf fas tening these pfihelsito the hinges is toQ'eX- tend and hend the hinge rods 10 and ll in such s menneif'thettheypenetiate throii'gh corresponding openings? in the ,fchmnel frames, end rivet theinfformin'g ,a' head on the'outsiole iaces'o'f the panels, as shown in FigsjV' to VIII. QPenelsI and. 5"cari2'y' latch rods -12 "mumm fastened. to'j their H lowven channel frames and bent Y 9.1; the colners of the lantei n"czisingtojgform handled. latches' l2 which engage. o res oiidingipifis l fastened to"ps11'e1s 3.;md7. Thesejlatche's lock 3 the lantern in expended position and preventan outwa lidhulging of the panels. It Willfbe-noticecl "(see Fig; VII). that the panelsB i and 7 8 are'longer horizontally thanpanels1'2 a nd.5.6 sothat the'edges of i the, latter. panels 'fit in Y the spaces vbetween theQinnf facesof painel'si'3.7 and fes -eb iel v 6 Q tQm p at isq sq are shape, glts" four: edges are bent fvei ti cel ly iglownvvardf and. "forma hinges for; the? lower panels, thelpl ete i suitably provided vvith'fa. 'I n'mb'erv of 15111'. inlet v openings -11 and four spherical fe't'li adapted to I'f LiisethejdOWi liverdly ,tnrned-edgesjof the plate" .11 siifiif- "g ntly shove it supporting surface" for. air 1111 917 purposes. "The centeiipeftlof plate. 11

jaws 145," 'snitiibly bent, fionisheet inatei ial 'and prov ded. with a slotfl lflfztre slidsbly is provided with a cirulerdepfession adapt}- ed 0- support a candle." Candle holding fist/61166. tosaid bottomgisind held in afplzice,

sU L leio flif diameterftf the candle; by means of nuts i (seeFig; 1X): The; op

\ new freed; into "f i offhi its horizontal axes by means of hinges 15 to the eyes 15 a bail or handle bar 16 is linked, by means of eyes 16. On each of the longitudinal bars of the handleslides an eye 17*, bent at the ends of a horizontal hinge rod 17 to which the two bladesof the. hood or roof 18 are hinged. In normal, extended position the lower edges of'the roof blades engage the inside of the upturned edges of plate 10 below and along the hinges 10 for panels 1 and 5; the ends 18 of Wings 18 are bent downward parallel to panels 3 and 7 to'prevent excessive draft through the hood and are notched at 18 to rest securely in central position on panels 1 and 5 in collapsed position (see Fig. VIII).

The operation of this collapsible lantern is extremely simple, to expand the lantern from its collapsed condition shown in Fig. VIII it is only necessary to lift the lamp by means of the bail or handle bar 16, whereby the eight panels aline themselves to vertical position by gravity. The lock bars 12 will then be turned that the latches 12 engage pins 13 which prevents the outward bulging of the panels, although the panels have no tendency to bulge outward under vertical pressure as soon as they are brought to vertical alinement, as the panels form toggle joints in balanced condition and no vertical force or horizontal pressure can disturb this condition. The hood is then adjusted by shifting eyes 17 upward on bars 16 and dropping wings 18 down again within the confining edges of plate 10. It will be noticed that by lifting handle 16 the swinging eyes 15 and rods 15 automatically aline themselves with handle bars 16 and that the'bail 16 has no tendency to fall over on its side where erected, as 'it is held invertical alinement by eyes 17 which pr'event'its swinging about eyes 15. Should it be desired to place a cooking utensil upon the lamp, for instance to heat a quantity of water for shaving in camp, such utensil rests on the four tubes 10 and the hood is swung into vertical position by means of handle bar 16 as shown in Fig. VII. To collapse the lamp the above process is reversed, the handle bars 12 "are turned to free the panels and a slight pull on these handles collapses the lamp. The hood is adjusted to the position shown in Fig, VIII by slidingfleyes 17 on bars '16 and opening its wings on their common hinge, the swinging of eyes 15 permits'the depositing of the hood in desired central position. The adjustable candle'holder perby means of its sliding" jaws, the use ofcandlesof different diameters andassu'res their, secure clamping. The'opening 11' in the depression of plate 11 avoids an accumulation of drippings from the candle. It will be noticed that in collapsed condition the vertical blades 14 of this candle holder k ii protrude through opening 10 in the top plate; if the hood is shifted to one side (similar to its position shown in Fig. VII) while the lantern is collapsed, the candle -holder is freed for insertion of the candle no separable parts which can be misplaced or lost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a lantern, a casing consisting of a bottom plate, a top plate, and vertical side plates, each side of said casing being formed bya pair of framed panels, hinges connecting'the upper panel of each pair to said top plate and the lower panel of each pair to said bottom plate, hinges connecting the panels of each pair horizontally at their joining edges, to permit collapsing of said casing and a latch on said casing, consisting of a rotatively mounted rod, having ends adapted to join simultaneously two parallel panels on opposite sides of said casing to prevent its collapse under vertical pressure.

2. In a device of the kind described, a casing, consisting of a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of panels, hinged to each other in pairs, each pair being hinged to thetop plate and to the bottom plate of said casing, and independent locking means, movably attached to one of said panels, forming a cooperative couple to simultaneously'join parallel panels on opposite sides of said casing.

3. In a device of the kind described, a casing, a cover plate thereon, a movable arm rotatably held on said cover plate, a bail or handle linked to said arm and a hood slidably mounted on said bail.

4. In a device of the kind described a casing, a cover plate thereon, a pair of wings, adapted to form a peaked hood above said cover plate, and a pail providing means to remove said wings from their position above said cover plate, to a position outside of the side walls of said casing.

'5. In a device of thekind described, a casing, a cover plate thereon, having its edges extending upwardly therefrom, an oscillating handle attached to said cover plate, a hood slidably mounted on said handle, said hood being adapted to be confined laterally by the edges of said cover plate, forming means .to hold said handle in vertical alinement.

6. In a device ofthe kind described a casing, consisting of a cover plate provided with flanges, extending upwardly therefrom along its edges, a bottom plate provided with flanges extending downwardly therefrom along its edges, side plates consisting of a pair of framed panels, hinged together at their horizontal joining line, leaning against the outsides of said flanges and hinges on said flanges to permit simultaneous outward movement of said side plates.

7 In a device of the kind described, a ca sing, a cover plate thereon, flanges extending upwardly from each edge of said cover plate, hinges on said flanges, to hold the side plates of said casing, a central aperture in said cover plate and distance pieces eX- tending from said top plate in upward direction beyond the edges of said flanges adapted to form a support for a cooking utensil.

8. In a device of the kind described a collapsible casing, an oscillatable bail or handle held on said casing, and a pair of wings hinged to each other and adapted to form r a'hood, and slidably connected to said bail.

9., In a device of the kind described a casing, a top plate thereon, a bail ro-tatively atside plates adapted to fold outwardly about axes midway between said top and bottom plates and locking means held on one of said side plates, adapted to embrace the adjacent side plate when in extended position, to prevent bulging in outward direction.

MAX A. SKALL.

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